"Identify a major global issue and how you would solve it" As I walked into a Pickens Plan town hall meeting in 2008, I had no idea that the meeting would spark a mission in me—to educate my peers about global warming and clean energy. The purpose of the Pickens Plan, started by T. Boone Pickens, is to make America energy independent through the use of natural resources. T. Boone Pickens is a billionaire who made his fortune in the...

My name is Jennifer Rubino and I am applying for admission to the School of Foreign Service. Enclosed please find my application part II as well as supplemental information on my charity, Cards for Hospitalized Kids. My ACT score report, secondary school report, high school transcripts, summer college transcript and teacher evaluations should also be received in the mail. Additionally, Professor Stephen King will be delivering a recommendation letter to the admissions office. Along with my application, I wanted to...

In February of 2011, I was lying in the intensive care unit (ICU) trying to recover from my thirteenth surgery to treat a chronic illness. The ICU is the hospital unit for the sickest patients and is a place where hope is often the strongest medicine. I was in extreme pain and was away from everything outside of my hospital room—I felt forgotten and was close to losing hope. I had spent the last six years of my life fighting...